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Affortunato Gori (1895-1925)
Female Figure, Crouching
Bronze, 34cm high x 36cm wide x 26cm deep (13.4 x 13.75 x 10.2”)
Signed A. Gori, Paris and bearing a Parisian foundry mark
Gory altered his name from Fortunato Gori when he moved from Florence to Paris at the
turn of the last century.There is some confusion since he inter-changed first and last names
often both with the changed version and the original version. Born in Florence, Affortunato
Gory initially studied at the city’s Accademia di Belle Arti under Augusto Rivalta. Settling
in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, he completed his training under Victorien-An-
toine Bastet, before going on to exhibit at the Salon until the start of the First WorldWar.He
is recorded exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1902, 1904, 1912, 1914 and 1923.
He specialised predominantly in busts and statuettes of young women.
€3,000 - 5,000